Music-leaf turner.



PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

R. O. ELLIOTT. MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED D1108. 1903.-

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EL EL [NVENTOR Alzorney PATBNTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

R. 0 ELLIOTT. MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 8. 1903.

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INVENTOR %M@% UNITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904.

ROBERT C. ELLIOTT, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

MUSIC-LEAF TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 769,155, datedSeptember 6, 1904.

Application filed December 8, 1903. Serial No. 184,261.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT C. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Leaf Turners;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to turners for sheetmusic; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the music-leaf turner. Fig.2 is a partial rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

A is a desk or back-plate for the sheet-music to rest against.

E is a stationary clamping-jaw secured to the middle part of the desk.

C is a slidable clamping-jaw provided with guide-pins c, which slide inguide-slots Z) in the desk A.

D is a bar for operating the sliding jaw and provided with afinger-piece (Z, which projects slightly at one end of the desk.

E is a spring which is secured to the back of the desk and which engageswith a pin 0 on the slidable jaw and presses it toward the saidstationary jaw. The middle part of the music Where folded is clampedbetween the two said jaws, and the bottom edges of the leaves rest onthe ledges a, which project at the bottom of the desk.

F represents arms which prevent the cover portions of the piece of musicfrom being turned. A lug f projects downwardly at each end of the deskand has a spring Gr secured to it. The arm F has a pivot f, which projects from it at a right angle and which is journaled in a bearing g onthe end of the said spring. The arm is formed of a piece of wire, andthe pivot is formed by bending it. The end of the piece of wire isrebent beyond the pivot to form a heel g, which is arranged parallel tothe said pivot. This heel bears against the desk or the lug projectingthere- (No model.)

from, so that the spring presses the free end of the arm against thecover-sheet.

H represents the turning-arms, which are pivoted on a pin 7t, secured tothe middle portion of the lower part of the desk. Each turning-arm has aspring-clip It of any approved construction for engaging'with a leaf ofmusic, and this spring-clip is secured to the free end of the said arm.

I represents the two levers for operating the turning-arms. These leversare provided with eyes I, which are slidable longitudinally on the armsH. Each lever I is secured to the upper end of a shaft i, which isjournaled in a bearing secured to a bracket J. The bracket J is securedto the middle part of the bottom of the desk A, and j is a shaft carriedby the lower part of the said bracket. A pinionK is secured on the lowerend of each shaft t, and m and m are two pairs of toothed segments, saidsegments being arranged one on each side of each of the said pinions andgearing into their teeth. Each toothed segment is provided with abearing a, which is journaled on the shaft 7' and provided with afinger-piece N for operating it. In order to facilitate the constructionof the device, each finger-piece is formed separate from the segment towhich it pertains and is provided with a separate bearing 91'. The stemsor shanks of the toothed segment and of the finger-piece are securedtogether, so that the bearings 72 and '21- project in oppositedirections.

0 represents angle-shaped guide-plates, of spring metal, which aresecured to the bracket J and which bear against the backs of the toothedsegments, so that the said segments are held in gear with the toothedpinions.

P is a cover-plate which is hinged to the top part of the bracket J andwhich protects the segments and pinions from injury.

The back of the desk is provided. with any approved clamping orfastening devices for holding the desk connected to any convenientsupport. R is a dovetailed socket secured to the back of the desk andwhich forms a slipjoint for engaging with the said clamping or fasteningdevices.

The music is held in position by the clamping-jaws, as hereinbeforedescribed, and the leaves to be turned are inserted in the springclips.The leaves are turned over by depressing one of the finger-pieces N.These fingerpieces are arranged in pairs, and one turns the leaf in onedirection and the other in the opposite direct-ion. The whole device isvery simple and compact and is not liable to get out of order.

What I claim is 1. In a music-leaf turner, the combination, with a deskprovided with a stationary clamping-jaw at its middle part andguide-slots, of a slidable clamping-jaw provided with guidepins whichslide in the said slots, an operating-bar for the said slidable jawprovided with a finger-piece which projects at one end of the said desk,a spring which presses the said jaws together, a leaf-turning armpivoted to the said desk in line with the said jaws, an operating-leverpivoted to the said desk out of line with the said jaws and providedwith an eye which is slidable longitudinally on the said turning-arm,and operating mechanism for turning the said lever back and forth.

2. In a music-leaf turner, the combination, with a desk provided withmeans for supporting the music, and a bent spring secured to the lowerpart of the said desk; of a retaining-arm having a bearing at its lowerend which is pivoted in the free end portion of the said spring andhaving also a heel arranged parallel to the said pivot-bearing andengaging with the desk, a leaf-turning arm pivoted to the said desk toone side of the said retaining-arm, an operating-lever pivoted to thesaid desk out of line with the pivot of the said leaf-turning arm andprovided with an eye which is slidable on the said leaf-turning arm, andoperating mechanism for turning the said lever back and forth.

3. In a music-leaf turner, the combination, with a desk provided withmeans for supporting the music, and a bent spring secured to the lowerpart of the said desk and provided with a bearing at its free end; of aretainingarm formed of wire and having a pivot at its lower end bent ata right angle to its main portion and journaled in the said bearing andhaving also a rebent portion arranged parallel to the said pivot andforming a heel which is pressed against the desk by the said spring, aleaf-turning arm pivoted to the said desk to one side of the saidretaining-arm, an operating-lever pivoted to the said desk out of linewith the pivot of the said leaf-turning arm and provided with an eyewhich is slidable on the said leaf-turning arm, and operating mechanismfor turning the said lever back and forth.

4. In a music-leaf turner, the combination, with a desk provided withmeans for supporting the music, of a leaf-turning arm pivoted 1 to thesaid desk, an operating-lever provided with an eye which is slidablelongitudinally on the said turning-arm, said lever being pivotallysupported from the said desk out of line with the pivot of the saidoperating-lever, and operating mechanism for turning the said lever backand forth.

5. In a music-leaf turner, the combination, with a desk provided withmeans for supporting the music, of a pivoted leaf-turning arm, avertical shaft, an operating-lever secured to the said shaft andengaging with the said arm, a. toothed pinion secured to the said shaft,toothed segments engaging with the said pinion, and angle-shapedguide-plates of spring metal which bear against the backs of the saidtoothed segments.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. RosnMAN, JAMES H. KLnIsnR.

